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the Student Council, the annual event — which has been ongoing for 21 years — is specialized for young leaders to develop essential skills and character to excel in guiding school and real-life communities. 'Be the position'
In her opening remarks, Grades 6-9 Deputy Principal Ms. Nessie Lumbres stressed the need for leaders to connect together within the school community. Relating to her past experiences in leadership, she iterated the cyclic mantra to Learn, Embrace, Act, and Deliver as an officer which formed the acronym LEAD.
“If your actions make other people learn more, [and make you] embrace reality, act selflessly, and deliver with integrity, that means . . . you have the qualities to lead,” the deputy principal underscored. She also highlighted the key virtues that involved open-mindedness in dealing with various team members.
Proceeding with these remarks was a Kahoot! icebreaker activity on leaders, from the political to the pop culture stage. Instead of logging in via devices, onsite participants answered by approaching four chairs labeled with the choices found in the game, and many rushed to either one at the moment of each question.
SISC alumna and former Student Council president Sylvia “Zia” Huh took the podium and spoke to the student leaders as the seminar’s guest speaker.
Her speech reflected the theme of the workshop as she spoke about feeling belonged in a community, and she spoke the “Three BEs” that every leader must have: be together, be responsible, and be yourself.
“Everyone, be yourself, but always be responsible with your jobs and tasks [that are] given to you, and through that, you guys can always be together,” the former president said. Despite remarking that her advice sounds cliché, Zia reminded Monarchs that they are purposefully so.
She emphasized to the young audience, “You guys don’t have to belong to the position . . . you have to be the position and not let the position define you.”
“[Zia] inspired me in a way as she told us her past experiences with being a leader and I realized that even if you grow up, you'll take ‘bigger responsibilities’ that'll help you learn more values,” English Club SHS Level Repr-